Veneer for building walls



`lijiatented lil/lar. 5, i929.

UNET

ALBERT D. COCHRAN, OF CNTN, OHIO.

VENERE. FOR BU'ILDL'NGF WALLS.

.appiication ined april 'i,

rlllie invention relates to means for applying a veneer of brick, tile, cement or the like to walls, ioors, ceilings, or roofs and more Aparticularly to a structure of this kind in cluding sheets of metal or other suitable material adapted to be attached to the wall or the like to be covered and having means thereon for attaching substantially thin tiles 0i brick, concrete, einder block, wood, haydite, steel or other material.

The object of the improvement is to provide 'sheets adapted to be attaclied'to the wall or thelike to be veneered7 and having ,spaced rows oftangs thereon adaptedl for engagement over reduced flanges provided .upon the veneer tiles, whereby the tiles may be attached to the sheets without the use of nails or the like; the joints between courses of the veneer tile being filled with mortar or the like covering the attaching tangs and producing an eiect identical to a wall built of brick, cement or stone blocks or the like.

An embodiment ofthe invention isillustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which Figure l is a fragmentary front elevationl of a portion of a wall covered with the iniproved venecring, showing diiiierent stages of the operation;

Fig. 2, a vertical transverse section therethrough; i

Fig. 3, a, detached of the veneer tiles;

Fig. 4, an edge view of one of the cornertiles; -f

Fig. 5,"apyertical sectional view through perspective view of one one of the metal sheets for applying the tiles and F ig. 6, a similar viewA of metal sheet. Similar numerals'reer' to similar parts throughout the drawing. L l

For the purpose of attaching the veneer tiles to the wall, sheets l of metal or other suitable material may be provided, having Y means thereon for attaching the tiles to the sheets, the sheets themselves being first attached to the wall.

These sheets may be nailed or otherwise attached to wood or metal studs, in building a new house, or may be nailed or otherwise attached to the walls of frame houses desired to be veneered,

Each of these sheets may be providedat nanother form of intervals, corresponding substantially to the 4width or height ofthe veneer tiles, with or other 1928. Serialy No. 268,191.

longitudinally disposed ribs which may be formed as by folding the sheet upon itself at intervals as shown at 2 in Fig. 5 to form the ribs 3, or separate rowsy of metal ears 3a may be attached at shown in Fig. 6.

rlhese ears may be attached tothe sheet in any suitable manner spaced ,tangs i adapted apertures in the sheet and to be benthin opposite directions as shown in Fig. 6, or the ears maybe welded, riveted or otherwise secured to the "sheets,

Each of these ribs 3`V is transversely cut at intervals as/ shown at 5, of tangs or ears 6 adaptedto be alternately bent in opposite directions toA` securey the veneer tiles thereto as will be later described. The veneer tiles, shown generally at 7, may be of burned clay, able material and, as shown on the drawings, may be of a height and length substantially to pass through 'equal to that of the ordinary building brick lor may be of other proportions vin order to as by 4pioviding forming a plurality l cement or any other dcsirl intervals tothe sheet as reduced flanges 8 at its upperV and lower edges and, for the purpose offdecreasing the weight thereof, may be cut away on its rear side as shown at 9.

After the `sheets l have been lattached to the wall, the veneer tiles are placed in position between the `ribs 8'as shown in Fig. 1, a suitable space being left between the ends of the tiles as indicated at 10.

The tangs or ears 6 are alternately bent in opposite directions, engaging the reduced flanges 8 of the tiles to retain thesame in position upon 'the sheets, as illustrated in Figs. l and 2. l

The veneer tiles arethus attached tothe sheets l without the necessity of driving nails or the like through the tiles, thus obviating the possibility of breaking the same.

i These attaching ears may then be covered with mortar or thellike, as shown, at 11,

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which may be applied by .means of a gun, such as used in` applying grease to movingn parts of machinery. Any well known forni of mortar -joint may be made, either Hush or raked, as desired.

For forming the corners tile suoli as shown at 7 in Fig. 4, may be provided, this tile having one face similar to the face of the'tile 7 and a short angular face 7"; substantially 'the width .of an ordiof walls, aspecial "j ,incense nary hrichn rlhese corner tiles may be provided with the reduced flanges 8a 'or connection to the sheets by means of the ears 6.

From the above, it will be seen that a simple and inexpensive structure is provided which permits of rapid construction of a Wall or veneer for a Wall.

llt will be seen that highly skilled labor is not required in applying the tiles to a Wall, and the necessity of expensive 'foundation Walls, such as are required ior brick buildings, can be dispensed with. This is especially desirable in wai-in climates, Where buildings are often constructed Withoutcellars. i

.lt should also be understood that the metal sheets may be attached to brick or metal studs, or can be applied over the Weatherboarding or siding of old buildings.

rlhe tiles may be made ot' any material and in any texture or color to imitate briclr, stone or cement blocks. rThe metal fasteners may be made in sheets of any desired size with the attaching ears formed integral therewith, or strips of these ears may be attached to the metal sheets at the proper points in any suitable manner.

rlfhese sheets can be nailed or riveted to Wooden or metal studs or Walls, and may be provided with extensions or ties for attaching the same to masonry Valls iormed of burned clay, hollow tile, concrete blocks, bricks or other material Where nailsk or rivets cannot be used.

Particular attention is called to the .tact

that no nails or screvvs are located through the veneer tiles, the method of holding the tiles thus permitting of considerable expansion and contraction Without breaking or loosening the tiles. Any portion of the veneer Wall which becomes damaged may be easily replaced Without disturbing the adjoining tiles.

ll claim:

It. in combination With veneer tiles, a sheet adapted to be attached to a Wall or the like and spaced rows oi integral ears upon the sheet adapted to he bent in opposite directions over the edge portions ot adjacent tiles.

2. lin combination With veneer tiles, a sheet adapted to be attached to a Wall or the like and provided with spaced rows of integral ears formed by folding the sheet upon itself at intervals, forming ribs and cutting the ribs transversely at spaced points, providing; integral ears adapted to be bent in opposite directions over the edge portions of adjacent tiles.

3. ln combination With veneer tiles, having reduced flanges at their edges, a sheet adapted to be attached to a Wall or the like and spaced rows of integral ears upon the sheet adapted to be bent in opposite directions over the reduced flanges ot adjacent' tiles.

d. A veneer for a Wall, comprisinga sheet adapted to be connected to the wall, spaced rows ot integral ears upon the sheet, veneer tiles adapted to be located between said rows of ears, reduced flanges at the edges of the tiles from which the ears are ladapted to be bent, and mortar bet-Ween the tiles covering the reduced flanges and ears.

ln testimony that l claim the above, l have hereunto subscribed my' name.

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